Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García (born 12 April 1943 in

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) is a Spanish politician and

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for the

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, part of the

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. In 1977 he entered national politics when he was elected to the Spanish national parliament as a deputy for

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and was re-elected at the 1979 election as a deputy for

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, representing that district until 2004.Biography at Spanish Congress site
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